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Not Expensive Pen 1: Ohto Tasche FF-10T



This pen is called "Ohto Tasche", where "Tasche" is the German word for pocket. Japanese companies like to use foreign words because Japanese think this is so cool.

The product code is FF-10T if you want to search for it. The pen comes in four colors (black, silver, pink and blue) - Link to the Tasche HP.

It is a small, slim and light pen, except when it is posted.


Length 9.8 cm (closed) or 14.6 cm (posted) - 8.5 cm when the cap is removed.
Diameter 9 mm at the silver part and 10 mm at the pink part.

Total weight 13.5 g (without cartridge) - 5.6 g for the cap and 7.9 for the feed assembly.

The nib inscription says "Iridium Point Germany" which indicates that it is certainly made in China (this should not be considered a devaluation).

The pen uses short international cartridges. With Pelikan 4001 Royal-Blue, the nib writes 0.5 mm lines, classifying it as a medium - the maker says it is a fine which is clearly wrong - at least here in Japan.

I use this pen only when necessary, it is a little bit too slim for my taste. Usually, this leads to a not so nice handwriting as you can see on the left. Good enough for a short note.

But the pen has the advantage of always starting to write immediately - even after several weeks of not using it.
Additionally, the nib writes smoothly and flawlessly.





I carry it in my bag without any loss of ink inside the cap. The quality is apparently good. It is so small, I can keep it even in my wallet - see picture on the left side (the silver part on the right side of the picture is a credit card).

Prices: you can find it for 880 Yen (ca. 7.8 USD) in Japan and a little bit more expensive abroad.

Other reviews - FYI
Link 1; Link 2; Link 3; Link 4; Link 5;











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  1. The page of the pen is from 2004, so it could be that this is pen was first sold in 2004. If someone knows better, please comment. Thank you.

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